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Sun, 02 Aug 2015 19:30:00 +0000enhourly1Report: Hackers break into hospital network, steal 4.5 million patient recordshttp://www.salon.com/2014/08/18/report_hackers_break_into_hospital_network_steal_4_5_million_patient_records/
http://www.salon.com/2014/08/18/report_hackers_break_into_hospital_network_steal_4_5_million_patient_records/#commentsMon, 18 Aug 2014 17:40:00 +0000Sarah Grayhttp://www.salon.com/?p=13751125Hackers broke into Community Health Systems, the company announced on Monday. The company runs 206 hospitals in 29 states. The hackers nabbed data of 4.5 million people -- including Social Security numbers, names, birth dates, phone numbers and addresses. However, they were not able to gain access to credit cards, or health records.

Both patients and those referred to a Community Health Systems-run hospital within the last five years are affected by this security breach, CNN reports. The majority of Community Health Systems hospitals are located in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma. All 4.5 million people, from all 29 states, are more vulnerable to identity theft.

]]>http://www.salon.com/2014/08/18/report_hackers_break_into_hospital_network_steal_4_5_million_patient_records/feed/1Federal justice and Aaron Swartz’s deathhttp://www.salon.com/2013/01/16/federal_justice_and_aaron_swartzs_death/
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/16/federal_justice_and_aaron_swartzs_death/#commentsWed, 16 Jan 2013 12:45:00 +0000nlennardhttp://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13171826Aaron Swartz was not the first brilliant young technologist to commit suicide while facing prosecution by the U.S. government for cybercrimes. In 2008, a young hacker named Jonathan James killed himself when he was named as a suspect in a case brought by the very same prosecutor who zealously pursued Swartz -- Massachusetts Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Heymann.

Unlike Swartz, James left a note. "I have no faith in the 'justice' system. Perhaps my actions today, and this letter, will send a stronger message to the public. Either way, I have lost control over this situation, and this is my only way to regain control." He had been incarcerated for cybercrimes as a teenager. Meanwhile Swartz's family and partner directed some blame for his suicide last week at "a criminal justice system rife with intimidation and prosecutorial overreach."